Polyamide-POSS hybrid membranes for seawater desalination: Effect of POSS inclusion on membrane properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 461, Issue , 2014, Pages 89-95

  Moon, Jun Hyuk ^b   Katha, Anki Reddy ^a,c   Pandian, Shanthi ^a   Kolake, Subramanya Mayya ^a   Han, Sungsoo ^b  

^a Computational Simulations Group SAIT India ^*  (India)

^b Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT)   (South Korea)

^c TRIDIB   (India)

Author keywords

Desalination; Free volume theory; Molecular dynamic simulations; Polyamide membrane; POSS

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DESALINATION; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; FREE VOLUME; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SEAWATER EFFECTS; WATER FILTRATION;

FRACTIONAL FREE VOLUME; FREE-VOLUME THEORY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANO-COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; POLYAMIDE MEMBRANES; POSS; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENTS;

MEMBRANES;

POLYAMIDE; POLYMER; POLYOCTAHEDRAL OLIGOMERIC SILSEQUIOXANE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESALINATION; DIFFUSION; FILM; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIN FILM COMPOSITE MEMBRANE;

EID: 84897072165     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.03.004     Document Type: Article

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